Do you ever think about the past? Of the Mario games that you were playing long ago, and you had never beaten them before, and new surprises. I remember on my 11th birthday, when I first got SMRPG. It took me forever to get to Mushroom Way, and since I didn't know squat about RPGs, I didn't level up, and kept losing against the hammer bros. When I finally beat them, I remember facing Croco countless times, and even getting to level 5 before I fought him. I remember how many times I had to go through the wedding sequence cause I kept losing to Bundt. I remember struggling to beat Exor, and buying several pick-me-ups to face Smithy. SMRPG was probably the best Mario game I played, and I had so much fun going through it the first time. Like the Sunken Ship: I could not figure out that password! I tried letter combos, asking my parents, teachers, everything. And I finally looked it up on the net. I loved this. I was so into the game that I drew pictures of Mallow in school, and even designed my own Super Mario RPG cards. I would talk to my friends about my adventures throughout the game, since they never played it, and had such a blast going through it. I still love the game, I must admit, but it will never be the same feeling going through it as it was the first time I played it.
Thank you!